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Job Title
Monitor Trainer
Location
Beachwood
Facility
Cleveland Clinic Administrative Campus
Department
Central Monitoring Unit-Nursing Institute
Job Code
C99861
Shift
Days
Schedule
7:00am-3:00pm
Job Summary
Job Details
Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
The Monitor Trainer creates and delivers select training to caregivers. This role develops curriculum, delivers training and provides post-training site support as well as analyzes post training survey data in order to improve training effectiveness.
A caregiver in this position will work varying hours days/evenings/weekends between 7:00am and 3:00pm or between 8:00am and 5:00pm.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Design and deliver training programs for new telemetry/monitor technicians
- Teach cardiac rhythm interpretation (including arrhythmias and lethal rhythms)
- Provide onboarding, competency validation, and refresher courses
- Develop lesson plans, training manuals, and simulation scenarios
- Ensure staff accurately interpret ECG rhythms in real time
- Reinforce proper monitoring protocols and escalation procedures
- Serve as a clinical resource for complex or difficult rhythm interpretations
- Audit monitor technician performance and documentation
- Identify knowledge gaps and implement corrective training
- Maintain compliance with hospital policies and accrediting bodies (e.g., The Joint Commission)
- Partner with nurse educators, cardiology teams, and leadership
- Coordinate training schedules with unit managers
- Support interdisciplinary communication between monitoring staff and bedside teams
- Train staff on cardiac monitoring systems (e.g., Philips Healthcare or GE Healthcare platforms)
- Ensure proper use of telemetry equipment and alarm systems
- Troubleshoot monitoring issues and educate staff on solutions
- Perform Monitor Technician duties as needed in accordance with departmental standards and patient safety expectations
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Minimum three years training experience and demonstrated training proficiency.
- Background as a telemetry technician, cardiac monitor tech, or nurse
- Strong ECG/arrhythmia interpretation skills
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Bachelor's Degree in Education, Health Service Administration or related field
- EKG Certification or equivalent
- Three years health care experience
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
- Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
- Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.
